daz
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Post by daz on Oct 29, 2015 9:18:15 GMT
I did this sketch yesterday evening, was going to share it but Flickr was playing up..
It's unfinished (as usual) and a lot of detail/parts are missing at the moment. It has a small rotary engine (possibly) which is mid mounted. The idea behind the design is low center of gravity. I'm no good at physics so using some guess work here: Big diameter wheels/tyres will hopefully allow the weight of the car to sit lower, as the weight is transferred to the center point of the huge wheels. Like I say, not sure whether it would work, just thought i'd share the idea anyway.
Reminds me of a steam iron mixed with a bicycle. lol
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Post by meike on Nov 3, 2015 20:10:57 GMT
I like the idea very much ! The open wheels + the blade-runner-ish chassis looks lite and very fast and it probably should be  |
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Post by Exorcet on Nov 4, 2015 20:47:18 GMT
It does look nice, but the design seems to oppose the stated goal (low cg). You have a very tall middle section. You would be able to lower the cg more by taking that mass and pushing it toward the ground, ie make the car more wide than tall.
Aerodynamically, the thin middle section over the flatish lower plate will tend to create lift and may perform poorly as a performance vehicle.
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Post by daz on Dec 5, 2015 19:35:01 GMT
Did another quick sketch today of something different. It's a bit weird and doesn't completely make sense though. It's a single seater electric drive by wire car, that uses the cockpit as movable ballast. I kind of got the inspiration from those F1 side-car outfits, where the passenger shifts their weight to optimise handling.  |
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